Emewa Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Emewa (53) may also be a first name.

Emewa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emewa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻮ) is found most in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emewa live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Emewa is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 53 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeuwa9132/
Emewah9111/
Emeawa917/
Emewau913/
Emeway911/
Emoewa911/
Emejwa911/
Hemeway839/
Emiehwa831/
Emawa802,574/
Emiwa80321/
Imewa8085/
Omewa8075/
Emeba8056/
Emewo8037/
Emewe8035/
Amewa8015/
Emeva805/
Emaway735,635/
Emeaba73402/
Emaeva73103/
Emesua7364/
Omewah7339/
Emeeva7338/
Emieva7337/
Emeiwe7331/
Emiewo7327/
Omoewa7321/
Emijwa7320/
Emoeva7320/
Imewai7315/
Amewua737/
Emiwas734/
Omaewa734/
Emebah734/
Emewii733/
Emeawo733/
Ameway732/
Ameewa732/
Hemawa732/
Emiewe732/
Emawha731/
Hamewa731/
Amhewa731/
Emebay731/
Emowha731/
Emiwat731/
Emeabe731/
Eimawa731/
Emeweh731/
Omeuwa731/
Emiswa731/
Emmewe731/
Ameewua67206/
Emiehwe6767/
Emiewhe6724/
Himeiwa6722/
Eimaway6716/
Emiewho6711/
Ameiwua674/
Hemaeva672/
Ameawua672/
Jimewad671/
Esmetva671/
Eymieva671/
Emeabah671/
Amewaha671/
Ameehwa671/
Emmeabe671/
Emehwei671/
Hemawai671/
Oymewai671/
Amewaaj671/
Hemaway670/

Emewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﻮamw23.81
ﺍﻣﻮamw19.05
ﺃﻣﻮﻩamwh19.05
ﺍﻣﻮﻩamwh14.29
ﺍﻣﻮﺍamwa9.52
ﺃﻣﻮﺍamwa9.52
ﺍﻣﻮﻯamwy4.76

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emewa
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